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Glossary

A GUID defined to group a collection of SKU IDs like a family name. All Windows editions have the same AppID.

DNS

Domain Name Service.

FQDN

Fully qualified domain name (for example, phred.microsoft.com).

GVLK

Generic Volume License Key, an edition-specific product key that installs in all volume editions of Windows by default. Also known as the default KMS Client setup key. For more information, see Table 9.

KMS

Key Management Service.

KMSID

A GUID sent by the KMS CLIENT for activation with a KMS host. can be shared across multiple ACIDs.

Machine Certificate Store

This certificate and its private key must be accessible by the user attempting token-based activation.

MAK

Multiple Activation Key.

N-policy

License policy that specifies the minimum count of machines returned by a KMS that a client will use to determine whether to self-activate.

PIN

Personal identification number, used with a smart card as an authentication credential.

SKU

Describes a distinct edition of Windows or other software.

SKUId

Same as ACID above

SPPSVC

Software Protection Service, the service platform built into Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that manages licensing activities for Windows and other applications.

SRV

A type of resource record supported in DNS (see Request for Comments [RFC] 2782)

Token

An x509 certificate with its associated private key is used to activate Windows on computers enabled for token-based activation.